PhD Biomedical Science Oral Defense Advancing Glycogen Storage Disease Research: Characterization of the GSD-IXβ Mouse Model and Therapeutic Strategies for GSD-Ib.

Let's Talk: Mental Health Office HoursWhat is it? The Let's Talk: Mental Health Office Hours program provides informal, confidential consultation with therapists from SHaW. Services are free of charge and offered on a first come, first served basis and are about 15-20 minutes. More info like dates, time and location can be found below. Clinicians provide support, coaching, and connect students to other campus resources as needed. Although therapists provide this service, it is not a substitute for formal counseling. The Let's Talk: Mental Health Office Hours program is also not suited to treat mental health emergencies; students who are experiencing a mental health crisis should see Crisis Support or Immediate Support Resources.Who is it for? Students who may benefit from attending a Let's Talk: Mental Health Office Hours session include: Students who want help connecting to resources but are unsure where to begin Students who are looking for advice on a non-clinical issue Students who are unsure about therapy and are curious about what it is like to talk to a therapist Students who may have concerns about the mental health of a friend and seek advice on how to support their friend If a student is not an imminent risk, and is refusing your support in contacting our office, you may also consider contacting the UConn Student CARE Team (https://studentcareteam.uconn.edu/). How is this program beneficial? Let's Talk: Mental Health Office Hours creates space for students to seek immediate support for non-crisis concerns. By doing so, we support students in need before they reach the level of crisis. Furthermore, Let's Talk contributes to our social justice mission by reducing barriers to mental health services for student populations who are less likely to seek formal mental health treatment. Provider:Fumi Sowah, LCSW (https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/person/olufumilayo-sowah/)

This initiative is part of our ongoing commitment to supporting students' sexual health and wellness throughout the summer. No appointment is necessary.Please note: The office will be closed on Tuesday, June 10.

Graduate Students Interpersonal Groups focuses on promoting emotional wellbeing as you balance academics, relationships, family, and personal responsibilities. Groups offer a supportive confidential space to share your concerns, practice skills and get feedback. Provider: Carlos Gonzalez-Martinez, LCSW

A Human iPSC-based Model of Trophoblasts Reveals Dynamics of Developmental Senescence Biomedical Science PhD Program, GDB Concentration

Monica Davé is presenting her public thesis defense at The Jackson Laboratory on August 5 at 3pm. The thesis is titled "A Human iPSC-based Model of Trophoblasts Reveals Dynamics of Developmental Senescence."

For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).

Art exhibit highlighting creative the creative talent of UConn Health Employees from across the organization.

"Expressions in Multimedia" by Martha G. Trask "Secondary Effects" by Jeff Ostergren Join us for a reception Thursday, May 22, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Celeste LeWitt Gallery. (north side of the food court)Martha G. Trask is an expressive mixed media artist who happens to work in our library.Jeff Ostergren infuses his paint with actual medications to tell stories about the intertwined histories of pharmaceuticals and color.

The exhibiting artists are Marsha Borden, Helena Chastel, Kathryn Frund, Phoebe Godfrey, Hugh MacDonald, Bob Pavlik, Dan Potter, and R. Douglass Rice. Open Air 2025 is open daily and will remain on view through October 6, 2025. June 19, 2025 iis the last day to visit indoor art exhibitions. Exhibitions inside the AVS Gallery will resume on September 11, 2025

The UConn Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (i.e., UConn Pepper Center), plans to submit an application for competitive renewal to the National Institute on Aging at NIH. At this time, the UConn Pepper Center Pilot/Exploratory Studies Core (PESC) seeks letters of intent (LOIs) for studies to be included in the application. Studies selected for inclusion in the application will be funded contingent upon continued funding of the UConn Pepper Center. We are seeking Letters of Intent (LOIs) for 1-year pilot and exploratory studies that focus on enhancing function and independence in older adults while also advancing knowledge in the UConn Pepper Center theme of Precision Gerontology, and that will support future grant applications. We welcome a variety of research approaches, ranging from biological to clinical/behavioral to health services/community-based research. Projects focusing on cognition and behavior, host defense and immunity, voiding and continence, and mobility and falls are of particular interest. For proposed studies involving human subjects research, secondary data analysis-based projects are encouraged. Projects involving primary data collection are allowed but must be sufficiently feasible to complete within 1 year. LOIs are due by September 10, 2025 Full-time UConn and JAX faculty are eligible to apply for PESC funding. Priority will be given to junior faculty/early-stage investigators as well as established investigators pursuing aging-related research (relevant to Precision Gerontology) as a new area of research. Investigators may request up to $50,000 (direct costs) for a 1-year pilot project. Those interested in submitting an LOI are strongly encouraged to contact the PESC Co-Leaders Dr. Lisa Barry (libarry@uchc.edu) Dr. Blanka Rogina (rogina@uchc.edu) and to visit the UConn Pepper Center website to learn more about the theme of Precision Gerontology and the UConn Pepper Center Research Resource Cores. https://health.uconn.edu/pepper-center/ Those seeking to apply for UConn PESC funding must submit the following by September 10, 2025: 1. A 1-page Letter of Intent (LOI) that includes:Brief description of the Specific Aims, Significance, and Approach; Statement as to how the proposed study aligns with the UConn Pepper Center theme of Precision Gerontology; Statement of how the proposed study will utilize applicable UConn Pepper Center Research Resource Cores. 2. On a separate page, a brief budget and timeline 3. NIH Biosketch for Principal Investigator. Please send LOIs to Ms. Laura Masi (masi@uchc.edu) Individuals selected to submit full proposals will be notified by the PESC Co-Leaders.

Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the UConn Health Department of Neurosurgery.

For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).

For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).

Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the Department of Dermatology Speaker: Jeffrey Cohen, MD, MPH - Promotion to Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Clinician Educator-Scholar Track, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, Yale School of Medicine Time: 8 to 9 a.m. lecture (open to all), 9 a.m. to noon (virtual patient viewing and discussion, open only to medical providers) Location: Dermatology Waiting Room, 21 South Road, 2nd Floor, Farmington, CT for in-person and Zoom option as well: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3422377000?pwd=NWNMQTJ3QW5BVUtROU9YdnBKVGp3UT09 Meeting ID: 342 237 7000 Passcode: uconnderm Target Audience: UConn Health dermatologists and dermatology residents. All other podiatrists, nurses, nurse practitioners, residents, students, and greater Hartford dermatologists are encouraged to attend. Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to):Recite the evidence or expert opinion associated with established comorbidities of psoriasis. Identify barriers to direct action to prevent, diagnose, or manage common comorbidities of psoriasis in the dermatology practice. Describe specific actions that dermatologists can take to help prevent, diagnose, and manage comorbidities of psoriasis in their offices. Speaker Disclosure Statement: Dr. Cohen in their role as [speaker] for this educational event, has a relevant financial relationship(s) with Takeda, GSK, Novartis & Sanofi that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. The following safeguards have been put in place to avoid the insertion of commercial bias into the content: The activity director determined that the financial relationship is outside the area of the content of the program. Dr. Cohen will be discussing the many inflammatory skin diseases, including certain specific subtypes of psoriasis, do not have any FDA approved medications. In such instances, off-label use of medications is discussed. They are: adalimumab, certolizumab, infliximab, usetekinumab, secukinumab, ixekizumab, bimekizumab, risankizumab, tildrakizumab, guselkumab, apremilast, deucravacitinib, tapinarof, roflumilast, semaglutide, tirzepatide. Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty members participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content. Activity Director Disclosure Statement: Dr. Philip Kerr, as the activity director, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. Planning Committee Disclosure Statement: Dr. Philip Kerr and Christina Iwanik as member(s) of the planning committee, for this educational event, has/have no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. Commercial Support Statement: This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it. Evaluations: Participants are required to complete an electronic evaluation in order to obtain CME Credits. An email from MyEvaluations.com with instructions will be sent to participants. Please complete the evaluation within one week of receiving the email. If you do not receive an evaluation assignment from MyEvaluations.com within 10 business days of this activity, please contact the Department that hosted this activity (indicated above) to ensure that your MyEvaluations.com account is set up and your participation in this activity was forwarded to the CME office.

Fair Game or Familiar Type: A Factorial Survey Experiment on Sociology Faculty Evaluations of PhD Applicants Ye Wang Department of Sociology University of Connecticut   MA Thesis Defense August 6th, 2025 9 AM   Committee Members: Dr. Christin Munsch (Chair) Dr. Elizabeth Jacobs Dr. Simon Cheng  Abstract: This study examines how gender, nationality, and GRE scores influence U.S. 4-year university sociology faculty evaluations of PhD applicants. Using a factorial survey experiment (N = 755), faculty evaluators rated fictitious applicants varying by gender (male/female), nationality (U.S./China), and GRE scores (5 levels). Profiles were evaluated on admission likelihood, academic ability, communal traits, and graduate school success. Results reveal that women were rated more favorably on communal traits (e.g., collaboration, collegiality), but it did not translate to better admission outcomes compared to men. Chinese applicants received consistently higher ratings than U.S. applicants across most outcome variables, suggesting a positive nationality bias. GRE scores strongly predicted admission outcome evaluations but were unrelated to interpersonal assessments. My findings suggest that even in sociology, a field committed to equity and equality, faculty assessments are shaped by implicit gender and nationality-based biases.

Attend this workshop to learn more about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and how to apply for a work permit to stay in the U.S. and work in your field of study after graduation. This workshop is required for all students who will apply for OPT and will graduate in Summer 2025 semester. Attend this workshop BEFORE you apply for post-completion OPT.

In vitro propagation, interspecific hybridization and chemical mutagenesis of the native ornamental shrubs Clethra alnifolia and Morella pensylvanica.  Clethra alnifolia L. 'Ruby Spice' and Morella pensylvanica K. 'Bobzam' (Bobbee™) are well known ornamental shrub cultivars native to New England. They have become popular for use in landscaping due to their superior ornamental features, low maintenance needs, environmentally friendly nature and consumer preference for native plants. New cultivars drive sales for nurseries and efficient methods to rapidly propagate these plants are needed. This talk explores a variety of new propagation and breeding methods on little studied shrubs with the intention of increasing the variety within and access to these plants.